This year’s World of Warcraft-themed celebrations at BlizzCon featured a performance by Blizzard Entertainment’s art director Sam Didier along with Cannibal Corpse frontman George Fisher.

In introducing Fisher to the stage, BlizzCon broadcasts a video clip in which Fisher talks about what a die-hard WoW fan he is, and how he completely despises the Alliance, one of two opposing factions in the game, in favour of the Horde (he even has a Horde tattoo).

The clip, I assume, is intended to say to those in attendance: “Hey look, not only did we get a famous guest musician, but we got one who loves the game as much as you do!”

But there’s just one problem. In denouncing Alliance players, Fisher spits out horrendous anti-gay vitriol, calling the players homophobic slurs and telling then to go kill themselves.

Go f—-ing cry in a river and tell me about how you’re going to slit your wrists, you Night Elf f—–t. F— the Alliance. F—ing die, you f—ing emo c———.”

Lovely.

Now I don’t know the mental-health statistics surrounding people who choose to play humans, elfs and dwarves (thought I can plainly see they’re not terribly happy about this incident), but Fisher doesn’t need to tell gay kids to kill themselves. They already are, in record numbers.

Now, it would be naive to think this kind of language doesn’t take place in-game all the time, but for Blizzard to showcase this clip on stage to a throng of fans (who, by the way, cheered in approval) sends the message that the company not only tolerates anti-gay sentiments, but supports them.